Aug. 29 - Sept. 10

Photo Document: Xi'an, China
Opening reception: Friday, Aug. 29 from 6-8 p.m.

Photo Document China is a collection of photographs from Xi'an China made during the Summer of 2007. Photography professor Joe Vitone led 12 students from St. Edward's University on a seven-week adventure. While there, students were enrolled in two courses at Shaanxi Normal University: Chinese language and documentary photography. For the class assignment, students were to explore the city and document their findings through photography. Their subject matter ranged from the color and life of Chinese culture to the rapid industrialization of the city and surrounding areas. http://faculty.stedwards.edu/josephv/china

Sept. 19 - Oct. 8

Layer by Layer: Revelation of Process
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 19, from 6-8 p.m.
Gallery talk: Thursday, Sept. 25, from 7-8 p.m.

Randall Reid's sculptural paintings and studio practice are the subjects of this collaborative project and exhibition. Reid collaborates with designer Michelle Hays to reveal the artist's inspiration and working process. By combining raw and well-worn materials, textured and laden with history, Reid seeks to give visual form to the past. Through layers of image, texture, color, and geometry, Reid re-contextualizes found objects into formalist abstractions. Graphic designer Michelle Hays has explored the layers-physical and metaphorical-in Reid's works, and has created a visual, tactile, and interactive book reflecting the artist’s process. Through this project Hays hopes to demonstrate the possibilities of interplay among the layers of process, materials, form, senses, text and imagery. Art Historian Erina Duganne lends some of her writings on Reid's works to the exhibition. Sponsored in part by a Research Enhancement Program grant from Texas State University—San Marcos.

Oct. 17 - Nov. 5

Cryptozoology
Opening reception: Friday, Oct. 17, from 6-8 p.m.
Gallery talk: TBA

Jeff Wilson's photographs explore the unknown. Cryptozoology, the exhibition title, is the study of evidence that suggests the existence of creatures that have never before been recorded. From the Loch Ness Monster to Bigfoot to the Abominable Snowman, stories of unusual and mysterious creatures exemplify a desire to explain the unexplainable. Wilson's images subtly insinuate the existence of the mythological, mysterious, and unexplained in everyday life; and chart our attempts to reconcile them.

Nov. 14 - Dec. 10

The Alchemy
Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m.
Gallery talk: Friday, Nov. 14, 5-6 p.m.

David Mack has been hailed as one of the most innovative artists in the history of comics, as he continues to inspire fans all over the world with his creative endeavors. Mack's ongoing Kabuki series, published by Marvel's Icon Comic, has earned him international acclaim for its innovative storytelling, painting techniques and page design. Using his training in art and design, Mack constructs sequential images in mixed media collages of watercolor paintings, delicate drawings, and text. This exhibit will showcase original artworks related to the recent volume of KABUKI: The Alchemy. www.davidmack.com

The Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Sheila Gordon
Nov. 13 – 23, 2008
With Guest Artists Ev Lunning, Jr. and Marc Pouhé

This elegant 1901 family saga follows the struggles of three sisters and a brother living in a provincial town and yearning to return to their beloved Moscow. Replete with sexual heat, gambling addiction, murder, infidelity, magicians, wandering minstrels, and arson…wait — could this be Chekhov? Moscow Art Theatre-trained Sheila Gordon presents an active, dynamic retelling guaranteed to resonate with modern audiences and rekindle your passion for this classic work.

For mature audiences (sexual content).

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition 2009
Opening reception: Friday, Jan. 16, 6-8 p.m.

St. Edward's University is pleased to present "A&D09", an exhibition featuring recent work by full-time and part-time faculty members from departments of Art and Graphic Design at St. Edward's University.

Music event questions may be directed to
Michael McKelvey at 428-1297 or mikeem@stedwards.edu.

St. Edward's University Fine Arts Gallery
ARTS Building, 3001 S. Congress, Austin, TX 78704
Gallery Hours
Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The St. Edward’s University Fine Arts Gallery is a teaching gallery focused on local and regional contemporary artists. Students install exhibits as part of their art degree requirements and artists typically conduct workshops and gallery talks for students and the public in conjunction with their gallery exhibits. For more information, contact Hollis Hammond, Gallery Director, at lauraah@stedwards.edu or 512-492-3159

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